RootedFibers

I always felt like perhaps colourwork was a waste of precious handspun and so I never tried it, I might have been wrong, what do you think? 🤔 🌷
I wanted to challenge myself a little so came up with this floral design and incorporated it into the pattern max baby cardigan by Marianna’s lazy days which is a lovely little free design I found when Fern was a baby.

For the base I am using some beautiful British wool from .. I forget the breed now but I having a feeling the tweedy nepps are black Welsh.. it’s so gorgeous - I am in love! The colourwork is done in my handspun tweedy yarn which you can swipe to see (I also have a little process video a few posts back you can watch if you’re interested in that!) 😍 I have some mini skeins of the same style of handspun which I need to label and list - probably in the next couple months!

Going into 2026 I want to be more mindful than ever about where I source my yarns. After learning more about the horrific process of superwash (which is essentially just wool coated in plastic) I have decided to use what I have and no more. I’m not totally anti superwash, it is so rewarding to dye and I don’t think it’s the worst thing if used for an item which is going to be loved for a lifetime, but I want to explore more of the beautiful natural British wools we are so blessed to have here 🇬🇧 🐑

I plan on continuing this knit in the white but doing a little more colourwork towards the bottom/sleeve cuffs, baby cardigans really are the most rewarding thing. Perhaps I’ll be confident enough to try an adult size at some point in the future 🤭🤍